PrintScreen.ly vs Skitch — an honest answer

Looking for a Skitch alternative? Here's an honest PrintScreen.ly vs Skitch comparison. Skitch for Mac is still a free download outside the EU, but its last update, version 2.9, shipped on July 7, 2020, and its Windows, iOS and Android apps were retired in January 2016. PrintScreen.ly shipped new versions for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android and the web in September 2026, and its editor opens the moment you capture, with scrolling capture and screen recording (on Linux, on an X11 desktop) and text grab alongside. If Skitch 2.9 still runs well on your Mac and free matters most, keep it.

Free for 24 hours: every feature, no card.

Where PrintScreen.ly and Skitch each win

Pick Skitch if

  • You want free: outside the EU, Skitch for Mac is a free download, and capturing, marking up, saving and sharing need no account. PrintScreen.ly has no free tier.
  • You live in Evernote: Skitch saves straight to your Evernote account and marks up PDFs with Evernote Premium.
  • Your Mac is older: Skitch lists macOS 10.11 or later, where PrintScreen.ly needs macOS 14 on a Mac with Apple silicon.
  • You know Skitch's arrows, stamps and pixelate tool by heart, and version 2.9 still runs well on your Mac.

Pick PrintScreen.ly if

  • You want an app that's still updated: PrintScreen.ly shipped new versions for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android and the web in September 2026. Skitch's last update was July 7, 2020.
  • You work beyond one Mac: PrintScreen.ly runs on Windows and Linux too, and your screenshots sync to one private 2 GB library on your iPhone, iPad, Android phone and the web.
  • You want more than markup: scrolling capture and screen recording to MP4 with system sound and your microphone (Linux: X11), and text grab on every app.
  • You like quick markup: PrintScreen.ly's editor opens the moment you capture, with pen, highlighter, arrows, boxes, circles, text, blur and crop, and unlimited undo.

Who should use which: PrintScreen.ly or Skitch

Two different tools for two different jobs. Verified ; source linked at the bottom.

What you wantPrintScreen.lywhat we do hereSkitchwhat they do here
Latest updateSeptember 2026, on every platformJuly 7, 2020 (Mac, version 2.9)
Price$0 for 7 days, then $9.99/mo; $95.99/yr; or $399 onceFree
Free tierNo (a 24-hour no-card trial, then a plan)Yes; no account needed to capture, mark up and share
Runs onMac (macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon), Windows 10 (1809 or later) or 11 (64-bit), Linux (64-bit), iPhone and iPad (iOS 17 or later), Android 8.0 or later, and the webMac only (Windows, iOS and Android apps retired in 2016)
Mac requirementmacOS 14 or later, Apple siliconmacOS 10.11 or later
Account neededYes (a Bravely Account)No to capture, mark up and share; an Evernote account to save to Evernote
Region / window / full-screen captureYes (Mac, Windows, Linux), plus a 3 or 5 second timerYes, plus a timed snap
Quick markup (arrows, text, shapes)Yes: 8 tools plus crop, unlimited undoYes, plus stamps
Blur / pixelateYes, on every app (a soft blur on Linux)Yes (Pixelate tool)
Scrolling captureYes (Mac, Windows; Linux on an X11 desktop)No
Screen recordingYes: MP4 with system sound and mic (Linux: X11)No
Text grab (OCR)Yes, on-device, on every appNo
Synced libraryYes: 2 GB, on every device and the webSaves to Evernote, with an Evernote account
PDF markupNoYes, with Evernote Premium
Exact original Skitch interfaceNoYes

The honest take on PrintScreen.ly and Skitch

If Skitch 2.9 still does everything you need on your Mac, keep it. PrintScreen.ly is for everyone else who searched for a Skitch alternative: people who want a screenshot tool that's still updated, that runs on Windows and Linux as well as the Mac, and that adds scrolling capture and screen recording (on Linux, on an X11 desktop) and text grab to quick markup. Your screenshots sync to one private 2 GB library you can open on your iPhone, iPad, Android phone or the web. Try PrintScreen.ly free for 24 hours with no card, or start the monthly or annual plan with 7 days free. Plans are $9.99/mo, $95.99/yr or $399 once, and the annual and lifetime plans include the 8 other Bravely apps.

Is Skitch discontinued? Its Windows, iOS and Android apps are, and the Mac app hasn't changed since July 2020, though it still downloads free outside the EU. If you're replacing it, PrintScreen.ly opens its editor the moment you capture on Mac, Windows or Linux, and puts the result on your phone and the web.

PrintScreen.ly vs Skitch FAQs

Is Skitch still available?

Yes, on the Mac, outside the EU. Skitch for Mac is a free Mac App Store download in the US, UK, Canada, Japan and other countries, but it's missing from the EU storefronts. Its last update, version 2.9, shipped on July 7, 2020, and its Windows, iOS and Android apps were retired in 2016.

Is PrintScreen.ly a Skitch clone?

No. It's its own tool: capture on Mac, Windows or Linux and the editor opens right away, with pen, highlighter, arrows, boxes, circles, text, blur and crop.

Is Skitch free?

Yes. Saving to Evernote needs an Evernote account, and PDF markup needs Evernote Premium. PrintScreen.ly: 24 hours free with no card, or 7 days free on the monthly or annual plan, then $9.99/mo, $95.99/yr or $399 once.

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